Legal Opinion
Silver Dollar Liquor, Inc. v. Red River Parish Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 7, 2011No. 2010-C-2776PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
11 This matter involves the validity of Section 3-18 of the Red River Parish Code (“Section 3-18”), which prohibits the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages. We are called upon to interpret and determine the applicability of two statutes: La. R.S. 51:191, which requires a local-option election in order to authorize a Sunday-closing law; and La. R.S. 26:493, which delegates to political subdivisions the power to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Plaintiff, Silver Dollar Liquor, L.L.C. (“Silver Dollar”), owns the Silver Dollar Liquor Store located within District 6 of Red…
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